After the raids, however, Hamed decided to implement a military merit system as Charlie suggested, awarding medals and promoting any man who performed admirably, even making them rich.

However, in Charlie's mind, money shouldn't be the rule of thumb for managing a regime. Pay the soldiers too much, and they would start to behave like mercenaries—they would only care about the money, and become incapable of sacrificing themselves for the greater good.

So, medals are essential to foster pride an